A/N: Hello! I'm so sorry this took so long to post, but a lot has been going on in my personal life! I recently moved into a new home so getting everything set up and organized has taken up most of my free time. Also, as much as I hate to admit it writers block has struck again. However, I finally liked where I was at with this chapter and have part of chapter 7 written up, but I'm not making any promises on when it will be updated. Thanks to all who favorited, followed, and/or reviewed! You guys are what keeps me going and I'm glad other people love this story! So please enjoy this nice long chapter!
Disclaimer: As usual and sadly, I do not own Inuyasha, but I do own Miyako.
Chapter 6:
(Miyako's POV)
My head is pounding. Where the hell am I? My ears twitch as I hear someone move towards me. From the sound of it, they're not very heavy. I keep my eyes closed and my breathing even, making it appears I'm still sleeping. I try to remember what happened and how I got wherever I was. Inhaling discreetly, I can smell that mouthwatering, intoxicating scent. Although, its faint now, meaning they haven't been here for a few hours. Another scent has my body tensing, a demon, a small low-class demon scent tickles across my nose. As well as the smell of a young, human, child. How odd. Not feeling any maliciousness from either of the two my muscles relax once more.
Slowly, everything starts coming back. Meeting Inuyasha's half-brother, my...mate, Sesshōmaru. The shuffling stops as a, in my opinion, terribly screechy voice shouts "Rin! You foolish human! Milord said not to disturb the useless human."
The person, Rin I assume, whispers back "But Master Jaken, she's been sleeping for a very long time. What if something's wrong? Rin only wanted to help." The voice sounds young. This must the small child. However, I have no idea what she, as the voice sounds feminine, is doing traveling with demons. Clearly, this Rin, doesn't care what Master Jaken says and continues to walk closer to me.
A small dainty hand is placed on my forehead as I try to control my breathing. After getting a feel of my surroundings and feeling no danger, I act like I'm about to wake up. A small, low, groan escapes my parted lips and I move my arm slightly. Rin lets out a small gasp and quickly pulls her hand away. I slowly blink my eyes open and am quickly blinded by the bright sunlight. I blink my eyes rapidly to adjust to the sudden change and peer to my right. A little girl sitting on her legs, wearing a checkered orange kimono is staring at me with curiosity swimming in her large brown eyes. She looks to be around the age of 8 or 9.
"Where am I?" I ask quietly and timidly, not sure how far I should take this human act thing. It would give me a chance to see if Sesshōmaru is as cold hearted as everyone said, but at the same time I would be deceiving my mate. Although, with his scent lingering in this clearing and on this human child, I can't help to be curious. Making up my mind to see the real Sesshōmaru for myself, I decide to play human for a bit longer. Slowly, pushing myself up into a sitting position, I stare at the girl, my eyes softening as I take her in completely. She looks anxious and curious.
She places her hands on the ground in front of her and shoves her face towards me suddenly, her eyes widening as she stares directly into my eyes. "Wow! Your eyes are so pretty!" She squeals as she moves back to sit on her legs. "Rins name is Rin!" She says enthusiastically. A small smile tugs at my lips. This child has so much energy.
"Hello Rin. My name is Miyako. Do you know where we are and how I got here?" I ask her, even though I already figured out how I got here, I still don't know where here is. I glance around trying to get a better look at my surroundings when Rin speaks up.
"Rin doesn't know, but Milord did bring you here Lady Miyako." Rin says. How odd that she speaks in third person. Rin starts up again, "It is nice to meet you Lady Miyako. You shouldn't worry about your safety, Milord will keep us safe!" A large toothy grin spreads across her face. I can only assume that Milord means Sesshōmaru. At least she speaks highly of him, so he can't be this almighty, terrible, human hating, demon, can he? Or am I just getting my hopes up for nothing?
"Rin, who is this Lord you speak of?" I ask humoring her for I already have an idea of who it is.
"Why Lord Sesshōmaru of the Western Lands of course! Foolish human woman!" An angry squawk comes from the small imp demon. Flicking my eyes to stare at the small creature, a glint appears in my eyes.
"I believe I was talking to Rin." I said coldly, glaring slightly at him. I see a small shudder rack his body and almost smirk with pleasure before I realize I need to act human. Turning my attention from him and back to Rin, I see her glancing at the small creature with a hint of laughter dancing in her eyes.
"Master Jaken! Lord Sesshōmaru said to treat her with respect." Rin reprimands him. So that's his name. If he told them to treat me with respect, then at least I can pretend, for now, that Sesshōmaru isn't so angry that I'm "human" and trying to sever the mating bond. Rin turns back to me and is about to say something when I feel a powerful energy brushing against my senses and following behind it is that damn intoxicating scent. Not a second later a figure appears in the trees. Sesshōmaru walks out and tosses 4 rabbits on the ground by Rin, who jumps to her feet screeching "Milord!" Jaken, for unknown reasons, throws himself to Sesshōmaru's feet and wails. Then suddenly he exclaimed "Milord, forgive this humble servant!" Sesshōmaru doesn't react to Jaken at all and just places his hand on top of Rins head. I just blink trying to take it all in. How odd.
"Milord, Rin talked to the pretty lady! Her name is Miyako!" Rin squeals, twinkling eyes and a bright grin facing Sesshōmaru. He glances over at me and I see his jaw tighten, something a normal person would never be able to see, but with my enhanced sight and the fact that I'm blatantly staring at his face, made it easy for me. He takes his hand off Rin's head and faces me. I stare directly into his molten gold eyes and my breathe catches. I've always heard stories of people who find their destined mates, but I always thought they added the sappiness to it. I'm realizing the hard way that everything is completely true. How you'll feel the pull to that person instantly and how you only want to focus on them. I see his eyes move across my face and then rake lower. His eyes lingering on my chest and then down to my legs, which are on full display due to my modern clothing. A light blush coats my cheeks as I puff my cheeks out slightly. Quickly realizing what he's doing, he snaps his eyes back up and turns away from me.
"Jaken, Rin, set up camp." He says as he walks over to a tree and sits down, leaning against it. Jaken and Rin get to work right away, making a camp fire and starting to skin the rabbits. It's only then that I realize how late it is. Was I really unconscious that long? The darkening sky tells me yes. Moving my eyes around the clearing I spot my bag and send a silent thank you to whoever was nice enough to let me keep it. I glance over at Sesshōmaru, debating if I should say anything to him or not. Making my decision I push myself off of the ground and walk over to my bag. I bend over to grab it when I hear a small growl, a squeal, and a choking noise. Closing my eyes and taking I deep breathe I grab the bag and turn back around, trying desperately to make the blush staining my cheeks go away. Dear lord, I haven't blushed like this since I was a child! Pulling forth all of my regal training, I ignore the stares and back down on the ground. Finally, I move my eyes over the group. Jaken looks like he had a stroke, Rins mouth is opened slightly and a light blush is over her cheeks, and Sesshōmaru looks to be fighting his inner demon. The intense look in his eyes has my body heating up with a foreign feeling.
"What?" I finally ask glancing around the group again.
"Lady Miyako!..." Rin starts, but her eyes glance nervously between Jaken and Sesshōmaru before she stands up and sprints over to me, "we saw your, um, bottom." Rin whispers the last word like it is the devil himself. I figured that's what everyone was making a fuss about. I forgot that it's not entirely appropriate to wear what I have on.
"I'm sorry Rin, next time I will be more aware" I say with a small smile, trying to soothe her. A bright grin stretches across her face.
"Oh! It's okay Lady Miyako! Are you hungry?" She asks, her eyes boring into mine. Seems like she's completely forgotten about the indecent.
"I'm famished Rin, how did you know?" I ask with a little giggle, my eyes flitting to Sesshōmaru, who is now sitting tensely against the tree with one leg propped up.
"Rin is usually hungry around this time so Milord will catch food to eat. Even though Milord doesn't eat as much as Rin, he still gets food. Rin thought Lady Miyako would also be hungry..." Rin trailed off before leaning closer to me, as if she were about to tell a secret, before whispering "and Lord Sesshōmaru got more than usual, Lady Miyako. Rin thinks that he also thought you were hungry." My eyebrows raise. It surely doesn't sound like Sesshōmaru hates humans. In fact, he's providing for them right now, but that could also be his mating instincts coming out.
"Oh, well, thank you Rin. Would you like help cooking?" I settle on asking, honestly at lost for words. Rins whole face lights up at the mere idea of me helping.
~~~~~~~~~~~ Time Skip (One Hour) ~~~~~~~~~~~
I was looking through my bag as I felt his eyes on me. Glancing up from what I was looking for our eyes meet before he quickly moves them elsewhere. Feeling my iPod and cleaning supplies I hum happily. I really wanted a relaxing bath. And from the looks and smell of it Rin is in need of one too. She doesn't smell nearly as bad as some humans from here, but it seems to have been at least a day or two since she's bathed. Calling her over quietly, causing to Jaken to look at me with curiosity in his eyes, but a scowl on his face. Rin skips over to me before leaning over trying to peer in my bag. "Rin, do you know of any place we could bathe around here?" I ask her, knowing her answer is probably no, but wanting to ask anyway.
A frown tugs at her lips as she says "No..." then her face brightens once more "but maybe Lord Sesshōmaru does!" She quickly turns around before addressing Sesshōmaru. "Lord Sesshōmaru do you know of a place Rin and Lady Miyako can bathe?" An intense look passes through his eyes as quickly as it appears before he steels his eyes once more.
"Hn" is all he says before he stands up and starts to walk off. Rin grabs my hand before ushering me up, trying to pull me along behind her and Sesshōmaru. I can only wonder if this is a regular occurrence. Making sure I have a steady grip on my bag I let Rin lead me through the trees, even though I can see and track Sesshōmaru better than her. I can see the steam from a hot spring ahead when suddenly Sesshōmaru stops. Rin continues forward, appearing to already know the drill. We walk past Sesshōmaru and as we do, our arms lightly brush each other sending tingles through my whole body. Seeing and feeling his entire body tense as I keep walking with Rin sends a triumphant feeling through me. I hear him turn and leave, but before I can wonder where he went Rin is capturing my attention.
"We can bathe here Lady Miyako. Rin is so happy you wanted to bathe together!" Rin says cheerily before letting go of my hand. I smile at her. She's so cute and innocent. I set my bag on the ground before glancing around, knowing it's safe, but some habits never die. I start to pull of my weapons and clothes. Next, I'm standing nude. I glance at Rin to see her cheeks a brilliant red before I settle myself in the water with a blissful sigh. Rin starts to shred her clothes off before she also sets herself in the water with a sigh of her own. "There is no need to be embarrassed Rin. We are both girls and as long as it's just us it is perfectly fine to be nude in front of each other" I say with my head leaned back and eyes closed.
I reach behind me to grab my bathing supplies and set them closer to the water. Rin is eyeing the products with curiosity.
"These are bathing supplies Rin." I pick up my shampoo bottle before explaining to her what it's used for. I lather some in my hands before working it through my hair. Next, I guide Rin in front of me and lather more in my hands before massaging it through her hair. I usually sing when bathing and I wasn't going to stop now. However, I will sing something I think Rin would like. Letting the tune start in my head, I quietly start to sing the lyrics.
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature's recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the trees
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at them fancy ants
And then maybe, well, try a few
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Looking for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the trees
Make some honey just for me
You look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance, fancy ants
Maybe try yourself a few
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life
Wherever I wander, whenever I roam
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin' in the trees
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take glance at the fancy ants
And maybe try a few, haha, try one
The bare necessities of life
They'll come to you
They have come to you
During the song Rin was moving to the lyrics and had her eyes closed with small on her face. Once I was done singing she turned to face me before shouting "Lady Miyako! That was amazing! Rin couldn't really understand what you were saying, but you're singing is amazing!" Rin gushed. Oh yeah, I forgot that most of the people here haven't learned English yet.
"Thank you, Rin, I'm glad you liked it. Next time I'll have to sing something else for you, but for now let's finish up here before we get all wrinkly." I said before I started washing us both.
After we got dressed we started walking back the way we came before running into Sesshōmaru. I could easily find the way back, but a mere human would definitely not be able to. He was looking at me with a new look in his eyes, but I couldn't place what it meant. Together, all three of us waltzed back into camp. Sesshōmaru went back to his tree, as I've now dubbed it, while Rin and I drifted over to the fire where Jaken was seated. Rin yawned and blinked her eyes tiredly. Jaken surprised me by ushering her over to the large beast. Rin thanked him before she settled against the two-headed beast. Jaken joining in right next to her. I glanced away from them and over to Sesshōmaru. Deciding to take small steps forward in this mating bond, I pushed myself up off of the ground and walked over to him. His eyes popped open and stared at me as I moved closer. "I just wanted to thank you for finding that hot spring earlier." I said as I settled on the ground at a tree next to his. Leaning back against the tree I closed my eyes as I heard a "Hn." A small smile tugged at my lips. Maybe he's not as awful as people say he is.